James Van Der Beek apologized to his loved ones for not informing them about his colorectal cancer diagnosis.
“Dawson’s Creek” The 47-year-old actor wrote on Instagram on Sunday that he did not intend to announce his health diagnosis His brief statement to the peopleBut he had to “change” his plans because his diagnosis was reportedly about to be leaked by “a tabloid.”
Van der Beek explained, “There’s no playbook for how to announce these things, but I plan to talk about this in detail with People magazine sometime soon… to raise awareness and our To tell your story on your terms.”
He added, “But that plan had to change this morning when I was told that a tabloid was going to run the news.”
father of six children Before the news broke on Sunday, he said he was dealing with the diagnosis “privately” and was “being treated with more care than ever before and paying attention to my overall health”.
“I’m in a good place and feeling strong,” he told his followers. “This is quite a start, and I’ll tell you more when I’m ready.”
Van der Beek continued, “I apologize to all the people in my life that I had planned to tell myself about.” “Nothing about this process has happened on my preferred timeline… but we move forward with it, taking each surprise as a signpost, pointing us to a greater destiny that we have acquired through divine intervention.” Would have been discovered without.”
He added, “Please know that my family and I deeply appreciate everyone’s love and support. more to come…”
Van der Beek’s post also featured a video montage reel with her children. He shares Olivia, 14, Joshua, 12, Annabel, 10, Emilia, 8, Gwendolyn, 6, and Jeremiah, 3, with wife Kimberly, 42.
The “Varsity Blues” actor announced over the weekend that he is privately battling colorectal cancer with his “incredible family.”
“There is reason for optimism, and I’m feeling good,” Van der Beek said.
Kimberly showed support with a sweet comment on Van Der Beek’s Instagram post, after the cancer news broke.
“I love you baby,” she wrote.
Kimberly also tagged her husband in a post about northern cardinals, calling the birds “romantic” and explaining that they “mate for life, travel together, sing before nesting and feed each other from beak to beak during courtship.”
Van der Beek has been married to his wife since 2010. The couple and their children currently live in Texas after moving from Los Angeles in 2020.
